Economic Insight

Why a soft landing for the Canadian economy is within reach

New Trudeau cabinet, same old spending – this hurts the middle class

On fighting inflation, central banks are getting way too confident

Canadians’ household debt is surging – this is a grave problem

This U.S. debt ceiling standoff isn’t like before – economic disaster could happen

In this economy, traditional personal finance advice can no longer help you

Ottawa, we have a problem: Is Canada’s economy heading toward disaster?

Must Canada accept that the next generation will be worse off than us?

A slowing economy threatens the future of a generation of Canadian youths

Alberta must invest oil windfall for future generations, not use it to buy votes

Amid the diplomatic row, China’s economic leverage over Canada is greatly exaggerated

On economic reliance on China, Canada cannot make the same mistake as Europe did Russia

Inflation is getting better – we just need to stop looking at year-over-year numbers

To solve Canada’s housing crisis, learn how Singapore nationalized real estate

As an economist, I think forecasts are a waste of time – almost hubris

Canadian civil servants have a great pension system – why can’t that be expanded to us all?

If striking bureaucrats get their pay raises, inflation might never end

Rising prices evoke 1970s’ stagflation economy – we must learn history’s lessons

Bank of Canada was right to hold interest rates steady, even if that was difficult

Using immigration to fill vacant, lower-skilled jobs is not sound economic policy

Thumbs up: Budget 2023 has a credible fiscal plan – deficit, spending are modest

As governments spend with deficit budgets, Canada’s debt grows in the trillions

Most oil jobs will vanish by 2050 – that’s why the federal budget’s clean-energy stimulus is vital

In a world propped up by cheap money, this banking crisis is only the beginning

Inflation, banking crisis – economic uncertainty abounds, but there is a way out

No, the failure of three U.S. banks and a crisis at Credit Suisse is not 2008 again

Remember the 2008 financial crisis – Canadians cannot be complacent about global shocks

If the economy crashes, let it burn – in fact, we got here by intervening too much

Bank of Canada’s 2-per-cent inflation target is fine as it is – it doesn’t need fixing

The Bank of Canada needs to end its fixation on inflation

Record high employment, yet slowing inflation and flat growth – what gives?

Canada’s worker ‘shortage’ is an illusion, and bringing in cheap labour doesn’t help